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en-UScputnam@winxnet.comcputnam@winxnet.comSun, 02 Aug 2015 16:26:16 GMTSun, 02 Aug 2015 16:26:16 GMThttp://backend.userland.com/rssPackFlash Publishing RSS Generator Version 2.4.1.0Government Oversight in British Schools Could Harm Religious Freedom<a href="http://www.catholicnewsagency.com//news/could-british-values-push-jeopardize-catholic-education-in-the-uk-21725/">Government Oversight in British Schools Could Harm Religious Freedom</a> (Catholic News Agency)<p><a href='http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4311/Government-Oversight-in-British-Schools-Could-Harm-Religious-Freedom.aspx'>More...</a></p>http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4311/Government-Oversight-in-British-Schools-Could-Harm-Religious-Freedom.aspx
http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4311/Government-Oversight-in-British-Schools-Could-Harm-Religious-Freedom.aspxThu, 30 Jul 2015 11:51:00 GMT0Fidelity’s Triumph over Dissent: Remembering the ‘Coup at Catholic University’Students should graduate from Catholic colleges more in love with the Church and the faith than when they first arrived, encouraged Catholic University of America (CUA) President John Garvey. In interviews with The Cardinal Newman Society, Garvey and author Father Peter Mitchell discussed how Catholic colleges lost sight of this fact in the late 1960s, and how Catholic identity is being regained.<br />
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Fr. Peter Mitchell&rsquo;s book,&nbsp;<em>The Coup at Catholic University: The 1968 Revolution in American Catholic Institution</em>s, details the dramatic events that took place at CUA, the nation&rsquo;s flagship Catholic university, and the unfortunate precedent it set for other Catholic colleges in America during that time. However, in recent years, CUA has returned to its roots and re-strengthened its Catholic identity in many meaningful ways.<br />
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&ldquo;I grew up realizing that there was a lot of dissent in the way the Church&rsquo;s teaching was taught at a lot of Catholic colleges,&rdquo; Fr. Mitchell told the Newman Society. The book, he said, was an attempt to uncover that trail and discover what led to the overwhelming dissent still prevalent in so many of today&rsquo;s Catholic colleges.<p><a href='http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4294/Fidelity’s-Triumph-over-Dissent-Remembering-the-‘Coup-at-Catholic-University’.aspx'>More...</a></p>http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4294/Fidelity’s-Triumph-over-Dissent-Remembering-the-‘Coup-at-Catholic-University’.aspx
http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4294/Fidelity’s-Triumph-over-Dissent-Remembering-the-‘Coup-at-Catholic-University’.aspxFri, 17 Jul 2015 11:25:00 GMT0Univ. of San Francisco President Deletes Tweet Celebrating Same-Sex MarriageThe Jesuit president of the University of San Francisco (USF) has removed the University&rsquo;s controversial social media post celebrating the Supreme Court&rsquo;s marriage ruling last month, and he assured The Cardinal Newman Society that USF supports Catholic teaching on marriage&mdash;a position, however, that contradicts a long history of LGBT activism at USF that has included advocacy for same-sex marriage and honors for its leading proponents.<br />
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On Friday, June 26&mdash;the same day as the Supreme Court&rsquo;s 5-4 ruling in&nbsp;Obergefell v. Hodges&mdash;the University of San Francisco sent out a message celebrating the decision, as&nbsp;previously reported&nbsp;by the Newman Society. The tweet, which was originally distributed by the University&rsquo;s Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good, was then retweeted on the official USF Twitter account.<br />
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The University removed the post as of Friday, July 10, following multiple communications from the Newman Society. Father Paul Fitzgerald, S.J., who became president last August, has explained to the Newman Society that the initial social media posting was inappropriate and was posted in error by an inexperienced staff member. He also said that the University&rsquo;s official position supports the Church&rsquo;s teaching that marriage must be between one man and one woman.<p><a href='http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4290/Univ-of-San-Francisco-President-Deletes-Tweet-Celebrating-Same-Sex-Marriage.aspx'>More...</a></p>http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4290/Univ-of-San-Francisco-President-Deletes-Tweet-Celebrating-Same-Sex-Marriage.aspx
http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4290/Univ-of-San-Francisco-President-Deletes-Tweet-Celebrating-Same-Sex-Marriage.aspxThu, 16 Jul 2015 09:09:00 GMT0DePaul University Tweets Students to Promote LGBT Events, ActivismSocial media posts from DePaul University, a Catholic Vincentian institution, have encouraged students to advocate marriage for same-sex couples and participate in LGBT pride parades and marches, The Cardinal Newman Society has discovered. <br />
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Earlier this month, the University used its Twitter account to post a slew of tweets and images covering DePaul&rsquo;s involvement in the Chicago 2015 Pride Parade on June 21 and the Chicago Dyke March on June 27. These events coincided with the Supreme Court&rsquo;s ruling on marriage, &ldquo;add[ing] even more emotion to an exciting weekend,&rdquo; the University celebrated on a&nbsp;Storify feed.<br />
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One&nbsp;tweet&nbsp;asked students: &ldquo;Will you be at the #GayPrideParade today?&rdquo; DePaul not only encouraged representatives to attend the event, but also had a contingent of students, alumni and employees&nbsp;march&nbsp;in the parade to represent the University. Free shirts for the Pride Parade were given to students, according to&nbsp;another University tweet. Pictures of students wearing the shirts at the Chicago pride parade were also&nbsp;posted.<p><a href='http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4288/DePaul-University-Tweets-Students-to-Promote-LGBT-Events-Activism.aspx'>More...</a></p>http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4288/DePaul-University-Tweets-Students-to-Promote-LGBT-Events-Activism.aspx
http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4288/DePaul-University-Tweets-Students-to-Promote-LGBT-Events-Activism.aspxWed, 15 Jul 2015 14:12:00 GMT0Status of Catholic Education Challenges to HHS MandateAs of July 2015, at least 33 Catholic institutions&nbsp;have filed suits challenging the Obama administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;HHS mandate,&rdquo; requiring employer coverage of sterilization and contraceptives (including some that cause abortion) in employee health plans.<br />
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In a summary of lawsuits compiled by the Newman Society with information from the Becket Fund, at least 22 Catholic schools and 11 Catholic colleges have challenged the mandate in federal courts. Two of the schools&mdash; Pius X Catholic High School in Lincoln, Neb., and Rhodora J. Donahue Academy in Ave Maria, Fla.&mdash;are on the Newman Society&rsquo;s Catholic Education Honor Roll of faithful Catholic high schools.<br />
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Eight of the colleges are recommended in the Newman Guide, including Aquinas College in Nashville, Tenn.; Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Fla.; Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, N.C.; The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.; Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio; Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, Cal.; University of Dallas, Tex.; and Wyoming Catholic College in Lander, Wyo.<p><a href='http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4278/Status-of-Catholic-Education-Challenges-to-HHS-Mandate.aspx'>More...</a></p>http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4278/Status-of-Catholic-Education-Challenges-to-HHS-Mandate.aspx
http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4278/Status-of-Catholic-Education-Challenges-to-HHS-Mandate.aspxWed, 08 Jul 2015 12:50:00 GMT0Concern Mounts for Religious Freedom at Universities in Light of SCOTUS Marriage Ruling <a href="http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2015/07/the-future-of-the-christian-university ">Concern Mounts for Religious Freedom at Universities in Light of SCOTUS Marriage Ruling</a> (<em>First Things</em>)<p><a href='http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4274/Concern-Mounts-for-Religious-Freedom-at-Universities-in-Light-of-SCOTUS-Marriage-Ruling.aspx'>More...</a></p>http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4274/Concern-Mounts-for-Religious-Freedom-at-Universities-in-Light-of-SCOTUS-Marriage-Ruling.aspx
http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4274/Concern-Mounts-for-Religious-Freedom-at-Universities-in-Light-of-SCOTUS-Marriage-Ruling.aspxThu, 02 Jul 2015 11:30:00 GMT0Catholic School Teacher Fired for Same-Sex Marriage Files Federal LawsuitA Catholic school in Macon, Ga., is facing a federal discrimination lawsuit from a former teacher whose employment was terminated in 2014 after the school found that he would be legally marrying his same-sex partner. <br />
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The teacher, Flint Dollar, taught music at Mount de Sales Academy for three years before his termination on May 21, 2014.&nbsp;The Telegraph&nbsp;reported that Dollar informed the school of his upcoming same-sex marriage when he signed the contract for the 2014-2015 term on May 1, 2014.<br />
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&ldquo;The argument being made in this suit&mdash;that a Catholic school&rsquo;s commitment to upholding Catholic teaching on marriage is discriminatory toward homosexual employees&mdash;is a grave threat to Catholic education,&rdquo; said Patrick Reilly, president of The Cardinal Newman Society.<p><a href='http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4272/Catholic-School-Teacher-Fired-for-Same-Sex-Marriage-Files-Federal-Lawsuit.aspx'>More...</a></p>http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4272/Catholic-School-Teacher-Fired-for-Same-Sex-Marriage-Files-Federal-Lawsuit.aspx
http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4272/Catholic-School-Teacher-Fired-for-Same-Sex-Marriage-Files-Federal-Lawsuit.aspxThu, 02 Jul 2015 09:15:00 GMT0Newman Society Issues Marriage Statement on Steps of U.S. Supreme CourtVice President Bob Laird today issued a Cardinal Newman Society statement on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to press for religious freedom as well as sustained fidelity in Catholic schools and colleges to the truth about marriage.&nbsp; <br />
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LifeSiteNews organized the press conference in response to the Court&rsquo;s ruling last week in&nbsp;Obergefell v. Hodges, even as the nation prepares to celebrate American independence and the religious freedom upon which America was founded. Laird, the Newman Society&rsquo;s vice president for program development, issued the following statement.<p><a href='http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4269/Newman-Society-Issues-Marriage-Statement-on-Steps-of-U-S-Supreme-Court.aspx'>More...</a></p>http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4269/Newman-Society-Issues-Marriage-Statement-on-Steps-of-U-S-Supreme-Court.aspx
http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4269/Newman-Society-Issues-Marriage-Statement-on-Steps-of-U-S-Supreme-Court.aspxWed, 01 Jul 2015 12:41:00 GMT0Newman Society Statement on Supreme Court's Marriage RulingCardinal Newman Society President Patrick Reilly issued the following statement today, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to extend the legal recognition of marriage beyond one man and one woman:&nbsp; <br />
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We want our members to rest assured: The Cardinal Newman Society is committed to Truth and to faithful Catholic education, and therefore we accept one true definition of marriage.&nbsp; No Supreme Court decision can change that.&nbsp;<br />
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Furthermore, we call on Catholic educators to stand firm in the truth, with the conviction of faith.&nbsp; No matter how difficult it gets to maintain Catholic schools and colleges in a hostile culture, Catholic education can never waver on the definition of marriage.&nbsp; Our young people need to hear the truth from their teachers, now more than ever.&nbsp; We will continue to promote and defend those faithful institutions that teach the truth, and we will expose any Catholic institution that denies it.<p><a href='http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4264/Newman-Society-Statement-on-Supreme-Courts-Marriage-Ruling.aspx'>More...</a></p>http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4264/Newman-Society-Statement-on-Supreme-Courts-Marriage-Ruling.aspx
http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4264/Newman-Society-Statement-on-Supreme-Courts-Marriage-Ruling.aspxFri, 26 Jun 2015 16:17:00 GMT0Catholic Dioceses Nationwide Hold Teachers to Faith and Moral StandardsIn two eye-opening reports, education reform experts at The Cardinal Newman Society have compiled and analyzed employment documents from more than 125 Catholic dioceses in the United States, showing evidence in the Church of a broad and substantial movement toward high standards for Catholic school teachers with regard to faith and morals.&nbsp;
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The two new reports&mdash;authored by Dr. Denise Donohue and Dr. Dan Guernsey, deputy director and director respectively of the Society&rsquo;s K-12 education programs&mdash;clearly demonstrate that the several bishops whose updated teacher standards have been reported by news media are not alone in their efforts. Instead, there appears to be a national consensus among Catholic bishops that faith and morals clauses are needed in teacher agreements.&nbsp;<br />
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&ldquo;The work of these researchers provides valuable support to Archbishop Cordileone and the whole Church,&rdquo; said Patrick Reilly, president of The Cardinal Newman Society. &ldquo;Not only do these reports dispel false claims that the bishops who are implementing strong teacher standards are out of touch with the rest of the Church, but these reports also will help bishops and school leaders engage in a national conversation about the essential role of faithful Catholic teachers and collaborate in strengthening the Catholic identity of America&rsquo;s Catholic schools.&rdquo;<p><a href='http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4262/Catholic-Dioceses-Nationwide-Hold-Teachers-to-Faith-and-Moral-Standards.aspx'>More...</a></p>http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4262/Catholic-Dioceses-Nationwide-Hold-Teachers-to-Faith-and-Moral-Standards.aspx
http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4262/Catholic-Dioceses-Nationwide-Hold-Teachers-to-Faith-and-Moral-Standards.aspxThu, 25 Jun 2015 15:12:00 GMT0